First Talibon?

KuKulzA28 · 12th May 2009, 12:03 PM

ARGH! Lost on this one. Congrats if anyone here got it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330328410970

...it's lefty too!

VANDOO · 12th May 2009, 04:50 PM

BEFORE AND DURING WW2 THE SWORD MAKERS FOUND A VERY CONVIENENT SOURCE FOR STEEL IT WAS THE LEAF SPRINGS OFF TRUCKS. BEFORE WAR BROKE OUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET AS IT WAS STILL ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS IN USE AND OFTEN UNDER GAURD AS SPRINGS HAD A WAY OF GOING MISSING IF A VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED LONG.

IT BECAME MUCH EASIER TO GET SPRINGS WHEN THE WAR WAS ON AS THERE WERE MANY DESTROYED VEHICLES AROUND INCLUDING AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS GROUND TRANSPORT.
YOUR EXAMPLE HAS A WELL CARVED HANDLE AND SCABBARD SO WAS PROBABLY MADE BY SOME PROFESSIONAL IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKEING THEM. SOMETIMES YOU SEE A NICELY CARVED SCABBARD AND A CRUDE HANDLE WHICH USUALLY INDICATES THE ORIGINAL HANDLE WAS DAMMAGED AND REPLACED BY THE OWNER. OTHER EXAMPLES WILL HAVE CRUDE HANDLES AND SCABBARDS WHICH COULD BE BECAUSE THEY WERE A CHEAPER MODEL PERHAPS THEY BOUGHT THE BLADE ONLY AND MADE THEIR OWN HANDLE AND SCABBARD OR PERHAPS THE ORIGINALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE LIFE OF THE TOOL/ WEAPON.
CONGRADULATIONS A GOOD FIRST TALBION

David · 12th May 2009, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KuKulzA28

ARGH! Lost on this one. Congrats if anyone here got it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330328410970

...it's lefty too!

ummm....i believe that is the same blade that started this thread so it looks like it was Scratch that bet you out.

Emanuel · 12th May 2009, 07:33 PM

I was thinking of betting on this one. It looks quite nice.

David, check the date

I'm guessing Scratch is the one that sold it.

Cheers,
Emanuel

KuKulzA28 · 12th May 2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

ummm....i believe that is the same blade that started this thread so it looks like it was Scratch that bet you out.

No I revived this old thread, because I noticed that this very Talibon that was displayed here, was just on eBay, just look at the dates... this post was started on the 23rd of March in 2008, and the eBay bidding ended today on May 12, 2009 - more than a year later

sorry if i caused any confusion

12th May 2009, 12:03 PM	#1
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	ARGH! Lost on this one. Congrats if anyone here got it! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330328410970 ...it's lefty too!

12th May 2009, 04:50 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	BEFORE AND DURING WW2 THE SWORD MAKERS FOUND A VERY CONVIENENT SOURCE FOR STEEL IT WAS THE LEAF SPRINGS OFF TRUCKS. BEFORE WAR BROKE OUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET AS IT WAS STILL ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS IN USE AND OFTEN UNDER GAURD AS SPRINGS HAD A WAY OF GOING MISSING IF A VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED LONG. IT BECAME MUCH EASIER TO GET SPRINGS WHEN THE WAR WAS ON AS THERE WERE MANY DESTROYED VEHICLES AROUND INCLUDING AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS GROUND TRANSPORT. YOUR EXAMPLE HAS A WELL CARVED HANDLE AND SCABBARD SO WAS PROBABLY MADE BY SOME PROFESSIONAL IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKEING THEM. SOMETIMES YOU SEE A NICELY CARVED SCABBARD AND A CRUDE HANDLE WHICH USUALLY INDICATES THE ORIGINAL HANDLE WAS DAMMAGED AND REPLACED BY THE OWNER. OTHER EXAMPLES WILL HAVE CRUDE HANDLES AND SCABBARDS WHICH COULD BE BECAUSE THEY WERE A CHEAPER MODEL PERHAPS THEY BOUGHT THE BLADE ONLY AND MADE THEIR OWN HANDLE AND SCABBARD OR PERHAPS THE ORIGINALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE LIFE OF THE TOOL/ WEAPON. CONGRADULATIONS A GOOD FIRST TALBION

12th May 2009, 07:33 PM	#4
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	I was thinking of betting on this one. It looks quite nice. David, check the date I'm guessing Scratch is the one that sold it. Cheers, Emanuel